Nine years of war have taken a significant toll on Syrian women. Despite difficult circumstances, many have found greater independence amidst the turmoil, finds a report released by the aid agency CARE today. Families who have taken refuge in neighbouring countries, as well as those who remain in…

As hostilities continue to escalate in north-west Syria, eight aid agencies are today making an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire as they warn that hundreds of thousands of people – the majority of them women and children – fleeing the unrelenting violence are caught in a humanitarian catastrophe. At…

With Australia’s fires having rightly earnt headlines all around the world, new analysis from the aid agency CARE has revealed that many major disasters slipped under the global media radar last year.        CARE’s annual Suffering in Silence report has found nine…

On Sunday afternoon the Taal Volcano, located 70km from the Philippines’ capital, Manila, had a steam driven explosion. It has since been in a period of unrest, resulting to 75 volcanic earthquakes as of 5am Monday local time. The government of Batangas province has declared a state of calamity and…

Big emitters must act and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions now  A new reality is taking place for Australians as catastrophic bushfires upend the lives of millions. Projections from climate scientists are now becoming the harsh reality and should serve as a wake-up call to other…

One year since Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah still most dangerous place in Yemen for civilians. A quarter of all civilian casualties across Yemen in 2019 were recorded in Hodeidah governorate. Despite a ceasefire in the port city being at the heart of last year’s Stockholm Agreement, Hodeidah has seen…